Auto rickshaw driver caught administering injection to pregnant woman, runs away

A pregnant woman in Balesar Community Health Center was allegedly administered an injection by an auto rickshaw driver. The whole scenario was not in knowledge of the administration. The Deputy Director of Health Department spotted him while inspecting the center, after which, he ran away.

Jodhpur: An autorickshaw driver was caught allegedly administering an injection to a pregnant woman in a Community Health Centre in Balesar on Thursday.

While on inspection, Deputy Director of Health Department, Dr Sunil Kumar Bisht spotted a person administering an injection to a pregnant woman in the women's ward.

He thought the person belonged to the community centre. However, when the man was asked about aspirin, he left the syringe on the spot and ran away.

Dr Bisht said that he tried to get hold of the autorickshaw driver but he ran away.

Locals informed that the man is an auto rickshaw driver and his name is Shakir.

Chief Medical officer(CMO), Baleswar, Dr Prapt Singh said,"Yesterday, Dr Sunil Bisht visited the community centre in the morning. He found a person holding a syringe. We investigated and found that the person who was holding the syringe is not our employee. He is an autorickshaw driver."

"When the doctor entered the ward he was found holding the injection, he got scared and ran away. It is not clear whether he was the one who gave the injection," he added.

The Deputy Director of Health Department, Jodhpur, has asked for a report from the CMO in this matter.